Recorded in 1990 for the noted New York audiophile label Chesky Records, My Blue Heaven was John Pizzarelli's first significant album release, heralding the arrival of a major talent and future Grammyr-winning star. Supported by a dream team line-up of veteran jazz stars - including Pizzarelli's guitar-playing father, Bucky, together with trumpeter Clark Terry, bass supremo Milt Hinton, and drummer extraordinaire Connie Kay - the New Jersey-born singer and virtuoso of the seven-string guitar serves up a swinging cache of evergreen jazz standards. With the album's highlights ranging from spirited revamps of the Nat King Cole Trio's 'Candy,' Duke Ellington's 'Passion Flower' and Dave Frishberg's 'Can't Take You Nowhere,' the impeccably recorded My Blue Heaven represented a significant step in Pizzarelli's early musical journey, helping to introduce him to a wider audience. The album is reissued on SACD Hybrid Stereo and will be released on 23rd May 2025.

Tracklist:

My Blue Heaven
I'm An Errand Boy for Rhythm
It Could Happen to You
Lady Be Good
The Touch of Your Lips
Can't Take You Nowhere
Take My Smile
That's What
Stray Horn
Best Man
Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Gosh
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You
Passion Flower
Zoot Walked In/Morning Fun
Candy

UPC: 4895241439810
Label: Chesky Records
Release Date: 8.1.25
Format: CD

John Pizzarelli - My Blue Heaven (Hybr) (CD)